WHITPAIN — In Tuesday’s Inter-Ac girls’ swim meet, Germantown Academy handled Agnes Irwin School like a pro bowler in pursuit of a perfect game. The Patriots were knocking down first place finishes in successive events the way a bowler gets consecutive strikes on the way to 300 — set ’em up, knock ’em down.

The GA girls started their home meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, touched first in every swim event from then on and finished with a convincing 102-76 conference victory.

The Pats took first in the 200 medley relay at 1:52.92 with the foursome of Rachel Zilinskas, Julia Pacitti, Carolyn Yang and Meagan Dollard. Zilinskas got right back in the water for the next event to win the 200 freestyle with a clocking of 1:56.42.

“My race in the 200 free was fine,” said Zilinskas, who will swim for the University of Georgia next season. “I did the 5 back in the medley relay and the 200 back-to-back. I looked at it as if it were a training piece.”

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Carolyn Yang and Allison Acker joined with Zilinskas to give the Patriots a one-two-three finish in the event. Germantown Academy followed with a sweep in the 200 IM with Emily Erwin taking first, Hayli Randolph second and Natalie Dowzicky third.

“My IM time wasn’t great,” said Randolph, a junior. “We just wanted to win the front half of the meet. I did fly in the medley relay and split a 26.7 which is pretty good for a meet like this in the middle of the season.”

Next was the 50 freestyle which Dollard won with a time of 24.81. Then, Emily Smith kept the win streak going when she topped the field in the 100 butterfly at 1:01.36.

“My time in the 100 fly was a little off but it was pretty good for this time of the season,” said Smith, a junior who was also third in the 100 backstroke. “It felt good in the water.”

The Pats kept the pressure on with victories in the next two events. Shayne Cerebe took first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 56.43 and Gabrielle Acker claimed the top spot in the 500 free with a clocking of 5:13.39.

“My time was close to my best,” said Cerebe, a freshman. “I felt like I had a really good start. Then, I just tried to come on strong in the last lap.”

Acker, a sophomore whose twin sister Allison Acker also scored points in Tuesday’s meet, said, “The 500 free was a relaxed race. It’s mid-season so I just wanted to go out and feel strong in the water. My splits felt consistent. That’s what I aim for.”

In the 200 freestyle relay, the quartet of Katie Loughlin, Brianna Harrity, Smith and Cerebe finished first at 1:45.97. Then, GA freshman McKensie Meyer logged an easy win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.94.

“My time was just O.K.,” said Meyer. “It’s about what I expected. My start was good. I’ve been trying to work a lot on my underwater. The 100 back is one of my better races.”

Pacitti added a victory in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:12.64. It was the race in which an Agnes Irwin swimmer offered the most serious challenge to GA’s event win streak. The Owls’ Margaux Bigelow touched second at 1:13.42.

“I got out well,” said Pacitti, a sophomore. “I saw the (AIS) girl there and I just thought about winning the race. It was an O.K. time for now. The best part was the finish. I really tried to finish hard in the last 25.”

Then came the final event — the 400 free relay. The Pats stayed perfect with a win in the last relay when Nina Tang, Paige Kupsky, Meyer and Acker combined for a time of 3:56.84.